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| Mike Pelfrey allowed a run and six hits in seven innings in his first career appearance against St. Louis, winning his fourth in a row on the road in the blowout 11-1 victory over St Louis on Thursday night. |
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| Carlos Delgado hit a two-run home run and recorded three RBI as the Mets offense seems to have found itself. New York pounded rookie right-hander Mitchell Boggs, rebounding from a disappointing one-run loss on Wednesday night, to earn a split in the four-game series. |
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| Bobby Crosby, SS, Oakland Athletics | Thursday 7/3, 11:14 PM CT |
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| Bobby Crosby missed his first game of the season, a 3-2 win over the White Sox, with a strained left hamstring. Crosby told reporters after the game "It's better today. It's a little sore but it's definitely better." |
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| Huston Street allowed one hit, but struck out three, recording his 16th save of the season as the A's defeated the White Sox 3-2 on Thursday night. |
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| Javier Vazquez suffered his seventh loss of the season despite pitching his first complete game. The White Sox right-hander allowed three runs on four hits, walked one and struck out 10 in the loss. |
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| Justin Duchscherer continues to shine. On Thursday night at hitter-friendly US Cingular Field, the A's right-hander pitched seven solid innings helping Oakland to a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Duchscherer allowed two runs on five hits, walked two and struck out four in the win. |
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| Andy Pettitte didn't have much to offer his teammates in the 7-0 loss to the Red Sox on Thursday night in the Bronx. The left-hander allowed six runs (five earned), walked three and struck out two. Pettitte had been 6-0 since May 17 with a 3.54 ERA. |
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| Jon Lester, P, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 7/3, 10:51 PM CT |
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| Jon Lester performed like an ace on Thursday night pitching a complete game 7-0 victory over division rival New York. The left allowed five hits, walked two and struck out eight in his seventh win of the year. |
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| Joakim Soria, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/3, 10:46 PM CT |
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| Joakim Soria was lights out again on Thursday night in Baltimore. The right-hander threw a perfect ninth inning recording two strikeouts in his 23rd save of the season. |
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| Garrett Olson allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits, walked two and struck out two in Thursday's 10-7 loss to the Royals. The southpaw was not involved in the decision. |
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| Kyle Davies, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/3, 10:40 PM CT |
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| Kyle Davies was hit hard for the third straight start against Baltimore on Thursday night. The right-hander allowed seven runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out four in the Royals win. |
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| David DeJesus matched his career-high hitting streak of 15 games by singling in a run in the sixth inning. |
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| Jose Guillen, RF, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/3, 10:32 PM CT |
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| Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run scored in the Royals 10-7 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night. |
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| Aubrey Huff, DH, Baltimore Orioles | Thursday 7/3, 10:31 PM CT |
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| Aubrey Huff had a big night at the plate in the Orioles 10-7 loss to the Royals. Huff hit a solo home run in the fourth and a two-run shot in the fifth, both off starter Kyle Davies. The designated hitter also doubled giving him a 3-for-4 performance. |
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| Mark Grudzielanek went 4-for-5 helping the Kansas City Royals defeat the Baltimore Orioles 10-7 on Thursday night. Grudz drove in and scored a run in the win. This is the second four-hit performance for the Royals second baseman in the last week. On June 29, Gruzielanek went 4-for-5 against the Cardinals.
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| Alfonso Soriano, sidelined with a broken hand, was re-examined in Chicago on Thursday and is set to rejoin the team Friday in St. Louis, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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| Omar Vizquel, SS, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 7/3, 9:36 PM CT |
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| Omar Vizquel ended his 0-for-18 hitless streak with a seventh inning infield single. Giants manager Bruce Bochy told the team website on Thursday that he has noticed positive signs in Vizquel's swing in the last three games. The veteran shortstop raised his .148 average to .159 with his 2-for-4 performance. |
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| Sean Gallagher allowed three runs on only four hits, walked two and struck out two -- extending his winless stretch to five starts in an 8-3 loss to the Giants on Thursday night.
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| Aramis Ramirez rejoined the Cubs starting lineup on Thursday night after attending to a family matter for the last three games. The Cubs third baseman went 0-for-4 in his return. |
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| Cristian Guzman went 2-for-4 and extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the 5-3 Thursday loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Guzman is hitting .317 in 366 at-bats this season. |
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| Johnny Cueto, who retired the first 13 batters he faced before allowing an infield single to the Nationals' Christian Guzman, exited the 5-3 win after seven strong innings. The Cincinnati right-hander earned his seventh win of the season. |
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| John Lannan, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 7/3, 9:18 PM CT |
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| John Lannan allowed three runs on five hits, walked three and struck out three over six innings in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Reds. Lannan wasn't involved in the decision after exiting with the game tied 3-3. |
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| Francisco Cordero pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 16th save in 19 opportunities helping the Reds to a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. |
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| Austin Kearns returned from the disabled list on Thursday, started in right field, and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-3 loss to the Reds. |
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| Jeff Keppinger has struggled since returning from the disabled list due to a broken knee cap. The Reds third baseman went 0-for-3 in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Nationals. |
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| Brandon Phillips went 3-for-4 with three RBI and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 5-3 win over the Nationals on Thursday night. |
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| Rich Aurilia, 1B, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 7/3, 9:03 PM CT |
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| Rich Aurilia hit a pinch hit three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Giants salvaged a four-game split with an 8-3 win over the Cubs on Thursday night. |
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| Tim Lincecum, P, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 7/3, 9:00 PM CT |
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| Tim Lincecum increased his National League-leading strikeout total to 122 with eight strikeout over six innings in an 8-3 win over the Cubs on Thursday night.
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| Tom Gordon, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 7/3, 8:53 PM CT |
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| Tom Gordon earned a one out save in the Phillies 4-1 win over Atlanta on Thursday night. The save is the veteran right-handers second of the season. |
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| Jeff Francoeur, who is rumored to be on his way to Triple-A to work on his swing, went 0-for-4 in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Phillies furthering his chances of a demotion. |
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| Jair Jurrjens didn't throw a quality start but allowing four runs on eight hits in seven innings of work against the hard-hitting Phillies lineup is nothing to be ashamed of. |
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| Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 7/3, 8:43 PM CT |
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| Ryan Howard hit a solo home run helping the Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Atlanta Braves by the score of 4-1 on Thursday night. |
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| Chase Utley, 2B, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 7/3, 8:40 PM CT |
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| Chase Utley hit his league leading 24th home run and the Phillies scored a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night. |
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| Cole Hamels, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 7/3, 8:38 PM CT |
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| Cole Hamels was one out short of a complete game victory as the Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Thursday night. Hamels allowed one run on five hits, walked two and struck out seven. |
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| Omar Vizquel, SS, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 7/3, 7:51 PM CT |
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| After announcing that Emmanuel Burriss would receive more playing time at shortstop, Giants manager Bruce Bochey started Omar Vizquel for the third straight game on Thursday night, this according to the official Omar Vizquel. "You can see it's close," Bochy said. "We need him. We need his presence, his defense and his offense."
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| Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that right-hander Merkin Valdez will begin throwing off the mound on Friday, this according to the team website. Valdez, who strained his throwing elbow, will report to the Giants' training facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
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| Dan Ortmeier, LF, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 7/3, 7:43 PM CT |
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| Dan Ortmeier, who is recovering from a fractured finger, is expected to begin his rehab on Sunday with either Triple-A Fresno or Single-A San Jose, this according to MLB.com.
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| Dave Roberts, LF, San Francisco Giants | Thursday 7/3, 7:38 PM CT |
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| Dave Roberts is expected to begin a Minor League injury rehabilitation assignment Monday, this according to the team website. Roberts will begin his work with the Giants' Triple-A affiliate in Fresno. Roberts was batting .118 (2-for-17) before being sidelined.
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| Jamie Walker, who has been on the disabled list since Monday, June 30, with inflammation in his left elbow, received a cortisone shot and is scheduled to begin throwing as soon as Thursday afternoon, this according to the team website.
"I feel like Superman right now," Walker said. "I'll know more when I start throwing."
Walker went on the disabled list after pitching with what he referred to as bone spurs in his elbow for about a month.
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| The Texas Rangers will skip Scott Feldman in the rotation and send Kevin Millwood to the mound on Sunday versus the Orioles, this according to MLB.com. |
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| Milton Bradley has missed 14 of the Rangers' first 85 games. But he still leads the league in on-base percentage and slugging percentage despite nagging injuries, this according to MLB.com. |
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| Josh Hamilton, who has led the American League in runs batted in for nearly the entire firs half of the season, is expected to be a popular choice for the All Star Game Home Run Derby, this according to MLB.com. |
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| Tony Pena Jr., who hasn't played in nearly a week, started at shortstop in Baltimore on Thursday replacing Mike Aviles. |
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| Mike Aviles, SS, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/3, 7:05 PM CT |
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| Mike Aviles was out of the lineup for the first time in 24 games as Kansas City was playing the fourth and final game of a road series in Baltimore. Tony Pena started at shortstop. |
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| John Buck, C, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/3, 7:02 PM CT |
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| John Buck, who suffered a bruised groin due to a Wednesday night foul ball, was not in Thursday's starting lineup. |
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| Joey Gathright, who suffered a left shoulder separation, didn't start in center field tonight against the Orioles.
Gathright suffered the injury when he attempted an over-the-fence catch during a 5-2 loss to Baltimore on Wednesday night.
David DeJesus was moved from left to center field. Jose Guillen went from designated hitter to left field and Billy Butler served as the teams designated hitter. |
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| Clint Barmes (knee), who didn't play the past three games, is back in the starting lineup on Thursday night as Colorado hosts the Florida Marlins. |
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| Jeff Baker, 2B, Colorado Rockies | Thursday 7/3, 6:50 PM CT |
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| Jeff Baker is starting at first base on Thursday night for the injured Todd Helton (back). The start marks the fifth this season at first for Baker. |
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| Todd Helton, 1B, Colorado Rockies | Thursday 7/3, 6:47 PM CT |
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| Todd Helton, who left Wednesday's game in the eighth inning with a sore back, is out of Thursday's lineup for the Rockies, this according to the Rocky Mountain News.
Manager Clint Hurdle said, "As we move forward, I just think there's going to be days we take more liberally, and he's good with it. But this is something we need to calm down."
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| Brandon Webb, P, Arizona Diamondbacks | Thursday 7/3, 6:06 PM CT |
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| After seemingly recovering from a rough patch of starts by defeating the Florida Marlins last Saturday, Brandon Webb struggled through six innings on Thursday afternoon. The right-hander allowed five runs on nine hits, walked two and struck out six. |
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| J.J. Hardy, SS, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 7/3, 6:02 PM CT |
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| J.J. Hardy extended his hitting streak to a team-high 15 consecutive games, but it failed to help a Brewers' team that gave up a five-run ninth inning lead to the Diamondbacks eventually losing 6-5 on Thursday afternoon. |
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| Three Brewers pitchers failed to record an out as seven consecutive Diamondbacks reached base in the ninth, the most responsible for the Milwaukee collapse was Guillermo Mota. Salomon Torres (4-2) suffered the loss allowing Conner Jackson to hit a ground ball up the middle, through a drawn-in infield, and the Diamondbacks kept their small lead in the NL West and returned to the .500 mark (43-43). |
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| Conor Jackson recorded the game-winning two-run single as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a five-run, ninth-inning deficit to shock the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Thursday afternoon.
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| Manny Parra, P, Milwaukee Brewers | Thursday 7/3, 5:41 PM CT |
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| Manny Parra was robbed of his ninth victory on Thursday afternoon. The rookie left-hander allowed three hits, walked three and struck out four in six scoreless innings. Unfortunately the Brewers bullpen turned a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the ninth into a 6-5 loss, and did it without recording an out. |
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| According to the Chicago Tribune the Cubs sent Eric Patterson to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday to make room for Reed Johnson. |
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| Billy Butler, 1B, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/3, 5:19 PM CT |
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| Billy Butler is serving as the Royals designated hitter in the final tilt of a four-game series in Baltimore. |
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| Nick Blackburn did something on Wednesday night that he wasn't able to do in his previous start, keep the ball in the park. The right-handed Twins starter pitches to contact. He allowed but three hits, walking one and striking out four in earning his seven win of the year. |
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| J.A. Happ, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 7/3, 4:54 PM CT |
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| The Philadelphia Phillies will recall J.A Happ on Friday, this according to The News Tribune. Happ will start Friday against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park in place of the demoted Brett Myers. |
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| Takashi Saito gave up two ninth inning hits but recorded the third out without surrendering a run and recorded his 14th save of the season. |
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| Andre Ethier, RF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 7/3, 4:36 PM CT |
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| Andre Ethier hit his second home run in as many games helping the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon. |
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| Chad Billingsley pitched eight strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday.
Billingsley allowed six hits, walked one and struck out five in his fourth straight win. |
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| KyPost.com reports that the Reds claimed Andy Phillips off waivers from the Mets on Thursday. The report notes that the infielder is expected to arrive in time for tonight’s 7:10 p.m. game vs the Nationals…
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| Austin Kearns was activated from the disabled list on Thursday, this according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The injury to Lastings Milledge will place Kearns in right field and Elijah Dukes in left with Roger Bernadina and Willie Harris platooning in center. |
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| The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the team has optioned Daryl Thompson back to Triple-A Louisville to make room on the 25-man roster for Andy Phillips. |
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| Joel Zumaya is progressing as he works his way back to being the dominant set-up man he had been, as he hit 99 miles-per-hour on the radar gun on Monday against Minnesota, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Ben Zobrist, SS, Tampa Bay Rays | Thursday 7/3, 3:33 PM CT |
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| Ben Zobrist has been called up to the big leagues today from Triple-A Durham, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Reid Brignac has been recalled from Triple-A Durham to take the roster spot of Jason Bartlett, who was placed on the 15-day DL, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Jason Bartlett has been placed on the disabled list with a right knee sprain, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Coco Crisp, CF, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 7/3, 3:07 PM CT |
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| Coco Crisp has completed his suspension and returned to the Boston Red Sox lineup for tonight's game against the Yankees, according to the Boston Globe. Crisp will hit seventh and play center field. |
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| Jeff Kent, 2B, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 7/3, 3:00 PM CT |
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| Jeff Kent left today's game against the Astros with back stiffness, according to Dodgers.com. The site reported that Kent did not appear to be in great discomfort as he was leaving the game. |
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| Bryan Bullington was designated for assignment by the Pirates, in order to clear room on their 40-man roster for Chris Duffy, according to TSN.com. |
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| Chris Duffy, CF, Pittsburgh Pirates | Thursday 7/3, 2:38 PM CT |
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| Chris Duffy was taken off the 60-day DL and optioned to Double-A Altoona, according to TSN.com. |
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| Ryan Sweeney is expecting to play tonight after battling a sore left ankle, according to OaklandAthletics.com. |
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| The Pirates will activate Phil Dumatrait from the DL on Monday in order to start against the Houston Astros, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. |
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| Ian Snell, P, Pittsburgh Pirates | Thursday 7/3, 2:18 PM CT |
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| Ian Snell will be removed from the DL on Tuesday and make the start against the Houston Astros, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. |
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| Francisco Rodriguez tied a record in getting save number 34 for the Angels last night. That tied John Smoltz for the most saves recorded before the All-Star break, according to AngelsBaseball.com. |
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| Lance Berkman will be a participant in the Home Run Derby at the All-Star game in New York, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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| Adam Lind, LF, Toronto Blue Jays | Thursday 7/3, 1:44 PM CT |
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| Adam Lind will stay the Blue Jays' regular left fielder, according to MLB.com. "He's pretty much going to be playing. I haven't really come out and said that to him, but I think I'm trying to show it to him," said Toronto manager Cito Gaston. |
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| Luis Castillo will head to the disabled list with a strained left hip flexor, according to the New York Daily News. |
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| Jeff Samardzija has been throwing well at Triple-A Iowa, and could be in line for a spot in the Cubs bullpen later in the season, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
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| The DNA of Roger Clemens will be found on syringes and other paraphernalia linked to steroid use, according to ESPN.com. The information comes from a brief filed in court by the lawyers for Clemens' former trainer, Brian McNamee. |
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| Brad Penny, P, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 7/3, 1:04 PM CT |
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| Brad Penny will not take the mound on Sturday for the Dodgers, reports the L.A. Daily News. He experienced "command issues" and won't likely be activated until Wednesday or Thursday of next week. |
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| In wake of Rafael Furcal's announcement of back surgery, Nomar Garciaparra is rushing back from rehab and will join the team on Friday, according to the L.A. Daily News. |
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| Andruw Jones, CF, Los Angeles Dodgers | Thursday 7/3, 12:55 PM CT |
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| According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Andruw Jones will return two weeks early from a bum right knee and join the Dodgers on Friday. |
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| Kurt Suzuki, C, Oakland Athletics | Thursday 7/3, 12:49 PM CT |
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| Kurt Suzuki finished the month of June with an impressive row of averages: .370/.432/.543. He is a regular at the top of the order for the Oakland A's. |
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| Mitchell Boggs will start at home on Thursday night. His only other start at home was his worst. He surrendered four earned runs in 4.1 innings to the Phillies. On the road, he is 3-0 with a 3.44 ERA. |
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| Aaron Miles, 2B, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 7/3, 12:14 PM CT |
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| Aaron Miles has stretched his hit streak to 14 games. He entered Wednesday's game hitting .421 over his previous 13 games and is hitting .396 out of the two-hole this season. |
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| Adrian Beltre faces the Detroit Tigers and hurler Justin Verlander tonight. Beltre has picked his game up a bit as of late, but this is not a good match-up for him. In his career against Verlander, Beltre is 3-for-18, a .167 average, with five strikeouts. |
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| Cole Hamels, P, Philadelphia Phillies | Thursday 7/3, 11:45 AM CT |
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| Cole Hamels will try to continue in July what he accomplished in June. He went at least seven innings in all five starts for the month, going 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA and striking out 34 while walking just eight. |
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| Carlos Guillen is likely salivating over his match-up against Seattle starter Carlos Silva tonight. Guillen demolishes Silva to the tune of a .531 average over 32 at-bats. Eight of Guillen's 17 hits off the righty are for extra bases, and he has only struck out one time against him. |
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| MLB.com reports that Freddy Garcia is expected to be 100 percent healthy in two weeks and will pitch a showcase session for interested teams, most likely between July 20-24. The Astros, Cardinals, Dodgers, Rays, Red Sox, Tigers, Twins and Yankees are among the teams that are expected to monitor Garcia's session. He would wait until signing with a team before deciding on a timetable for when he would make his first Major League appearance since June 8 of last year. |
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| John Lannan, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 7/3, 11:14 AM CT |
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| Could Thursday be the night John Lannan earns a W? Lannan is 0-5 in his seven starts despite posting a 3.73 ERA in the span. He faces a Cincinnati team to which he has never lost. |
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| Prince Fielder is just 2-for-31 in his last nine games. |
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| MLB.com reports that the Braves are contemplating whether or not to send Jeff Francoeur to the minors to work on his offense. |
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| Jason Varitek is slumping again. He is hitless in his last 17 at-bats and last night he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. According to the Boston Herald, he twice failed on hit-and-run attempts in the ninth inning, effectively snuffing out a potential game-tying rally.
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| Mike Timlin, P, Boston Red Sox | Thursday 7/3, 10:54 AM CT |
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| Mike Timlin is due to come back off of the DL prior to Thursday's game, according to the Boston Herald. Chris Smith was optioned to the minors to create room on the roster. |
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| Brett Gardner collected his first major league hit, RBI, walk and two runs for the Yankees on Wednesday night. |
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| Hideki Matsui may be sidelined until after the All-Star break, according to the New York Daily News. |
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| Matt Chico, P, Washington Nationals | Thursday 7/3, 10:43 AM CT |
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| The Washington Times reports that Matt Chico will undergo reconstructive "Tommy John" surgery. |
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| Mark Mulder, P, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 7/3, 10:32 AM CT |
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| Mark Mulder was not nearly as sharp in his second appearance of the season. Brought into a tight game with runners on, Mulder's only out came on a sacrafice fly. He accounted for two hits and two earned runs. |
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| The Blue Jays are not satisfied with the play of shortstop David Eckstein, and are actively searching for a shortstop in the trade market, according to the Toronto Sun. |
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| Troy Glaus, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals | Thursday 7/3, 10:25 AM CT |
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| Troy Glaus went yard twice on Wednesday, including once to win the game in the ninth. The Cardinals slugger has 11 home runs in his last 107 at-bats. |
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| A.J. Burnett is on the trade block, and the Blue Jays hope to get a shortstop in return for his services, according to the Toronto Sun. The Phillies, Brewers and Orioles recently had scouts watching him, says the paper. |
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| Erik Bedard, P, Seattle Mariners | Thursday 7/3, 10:15 AM CT |
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| Erik Bedard is being scouted by the Philadelphia Phillies as a potential trade acquisition in order to bolster their rotation, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
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| Ron Mahay, P, Kansas City Royals | Thursday 7/3, 10:00 AM CT |
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| Ron Mahay is drawing interest from other teams as the trading deadline approaches, according to the Kansas City Star. The paper lists the Tigers, Yankees, Red Sox, Marlins and Rays as potential suitors. |
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| Matt Diaz, LF, Atlanta Braves | Thursday 7/3, 9:46 AM CT |
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| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Matt Diaz could return before the All-Star break from a partially torn MCL. days, including sprints, quick cuts, and hitting. "I feel like I'm 100 percent [recovered]. I'm ready to get back out there. It's been tough not being able to help out."
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| Taylor Tankersley was called back up on Wednesday after compiling a 1.98 ERA in 13.2 innings in the minors. |
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| Felix Hernandez threw a side session yesterday, and Mariners manager Jim Riggleman would like to get him a start before the All-Star break, according to the Seattle Times. |
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| After a solid six inning start in which he allowed only two earned runs, Jarrod Washburn could be trade bait for teams in need of starting pitching depth, according to the Seattle Times. |
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| The Houston Chronicle reports that J.R. Towles appears to be in line to receive a lot of action. "He'll probably just take Q's load, which is four out of five (starters)," Astros manager Cecil Cooper said of Towles.
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| Roy Oswalt, P, Houston Astros | Thursday 7/3, 9:25 AM CT |
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| The Houston Chronicle reports that Roy Oswalt will push his Saturday start back a day or two while recovering from a hip abductor strain. |
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| Despite giving up seven earned runs in five innings of work, Sidney Ponson will make another start for the Yankees, according to the New York Post. "He's going to make another start," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. |
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